The award show, normally hosted on a Sunday in September, was moved up this year to avoid a conflict with NBC's Sunday Night Football schedule, which is typically a ratings juggernaut for the broadcaster. Because the MTV Video Music Awards were already set for Sunday, Aug. 24, NBC scheduled the Emmy Awards on Monday, Aug. 25. The show last aired on a Monday 38 years ago.

The House of Cards star is private about his romantic life and has not publicly announced a current relationship, but he did take journalist and CNN host Ashleigh Banfield as his date to the Emmy Awards. Banfield made a cameo during the second season of his Netflix drama.